Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
CAUCUS KlcKERs.
National Review.l

There was time in Tennessee when
Republicans ojected TO Democratic
caucuses, because they believed that in
''iree-for-all-fght" they would stand "A
chanch OF making choice MS between
Democrats and thus elected men to
Office, who though Democrats, would be
liberal and deal fairly with the Repub-
lican party. This experiment has not
been satisfactory. Democrats who pro-
fessed great liberal ty have been elected,
to high Office by Republican votes and
then, as If ambitious to atone to their
party for having INDUCED little season
OF fairness, they have out-heroded
Herod in enthusiastic efforts to stand
in the front ranks of the Democratic
party and decry Republicanism in
every conceivable way.
1t matters little which Democrat
Republicans help elect to Office they
soon discover that ne is not the DEM
ocrat they wanted, 1t is for this reason
that Republicans care not now whether
or not the Democrats hold caucus.
In fact without meaning to be under
stood as attempting to speak the senti-
ments OF the Republican Legislators,
the National Review is free to say it
would be glad to see the Democrats
hold caucus and nominate every pub
lie officer from U. S., Senator down
provided always that we could feel
assured Of the selection by the caucus
OF straight-out Democrats who indorse
and advocate every line in the true
Democratic creed.
II half-mugwumps are to be chosen
as in the case of the Speakers of the
two houses, we should think it would
matter little, and that real Democrats
and Republicans would care but little
how, when, or by whom they were
elected. But it is curious to notice
whence comes the opposition to a eau
Gus. No Republican objects to it, nor
does any Democrat whose party fealty
has not at some time been, or is not now
under suspicion.
The Chattanooga Times raises q
howl against it, but the Times has
never been in thorough accord with
the Democratic party.
The Banner protests vigorously, but
the Banner has also protested against
every thing but the ten commandments,
and it gives them close rasping occa-
sionally.
Laps McCord with his lying Pulaski
Citizen declares that the country will 60
forthwith to destruction if caucus is
held to nominate a U. s., Senator, but
McCord is also blind enough to think
the country would be the loser should
he happen to get hanged.
OF course Col. Colyar scratches"
the caucus resolution, hut it must be
remembered that Col. Colyar has had
his rod up 1--WE mean his elcticneering
Lightning rod,) for good long while.
and he knows that he would stand no
show in caucus.
We dare say that the bland and be-
witchingly beautiful Stahlman is op-
posed to caucus, but who that knows
him has suspected him of beinga truly
loyal Democrat within the last five or
six years2 Ex-senator Jackson is
doubtless opposed to caucus, but
could any thing else be expected Of one
whose greatness is builded upon the
generous Indulgence of the party op-
posed to him? Go through the whole
list of the kickers, if you please, and
there is not a single straight-up-and-
down, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dem
ocrat among them.
1t is said that there are few mem
bers of the Legislature who profess to
be Democrats, and who will oppose a
caucus in the senatorial election, but it
is not likely that many OF them will
have the boldness to utterly disregard
what they must know is the wish OF a
very large majority OF their party in the
State.